Explosions heard in Damascus during Macron visit, security source says

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Explosive devices blew up on Tuesday ‌in Syria's capital Damascus near a hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron was ⁠meant to be staying, a security source said.
Roads were sealed off and security measures were implemented after the blast.

A Reuters witness ‌heard ⁠explosions in the vicinity and smoke was seen rising.
Macron is ⁠first major EU leader to visit Damascus since ⁠Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was ⁠toppled.

WATCH: Multiple explosive devices detonated near the Damascus hotel where French President Emmanuel Macron is staying, according to a Reuters security source. The blasts occurred during Macron’s landmark visit, the first by a major Western leader to post Assad Syria.

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